Saturday, March 12, 2011

Planned Parenthood Food Fare: great tastes, good cause

Taking a rare day off, I was able to make it to Planned Parenthood's Food Fare without having to rush from work. I caught the evening session, where unhappily a few unhappy-looking folks were picketing right on the grounds of the Santa Monica Civic. Many more happy-looking people were streaming into the Civic, where restaurants ranging from Pink's to AOC were doling out tastes. This year's event honored Border Grill-ers Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, who were there with the Border Grill truck. The Grilled Cheese Truck also seemed to be an unexpected novelty for the retired Brentwood contingent -- "Honey, look, it's a truck and it also makes grilled cheese!"

It's all about the pickles -- Church and State's housemade pickles were perfect with their rich veal rillettes